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Each row in this database range corresponds to a database record and each cell in a row corresponds to a database field. You can sort, group, search, and perform calculations on the range as you would in a database.</paragraph> 42*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145801" role="warning" l10n="CHG" oldref="82">You can only edit and access a database range in the spreadsheet that contains the range. You cannot access the database range in the %PRODUCTNAME Data Sources view. </paragraph> 43*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10648" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">To define a database range</paragraph> 44*046da525Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 45*046da525Smseidel<listitem> 46*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155064" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="41">Select the range of cells that you want to define as a database range.</paragraph> 47*046da525Smseidel</listitem> 48*046da525Smseidel<listitem> 49*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10654" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Choose <item type="menuitem">Data - Define Range</item>.</paragraph> 50*046da525Smseidel</listitem> 51*046da525Smseidel<listitem> 52*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153715" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="72">In the <emph>Name</emph> box, enter a name for the database range.</paragraph> 53*046da525Smseidel</listitem> 54*046da525Smseidel<listitem> 55*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1066A" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>More</emph>.</paragraph> 56*046da525Smseidel</listitem> 57*046da525Smseidel<listitem> 58*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154253" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="42">Specify the options for the database range.</paragraph> 59*046da525Smseidel</listitem> 60*046da525Smseidel<listitem> 61*046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10675" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 62*046da525Smseidel</listitem> 63*046da525Smseidel</list> 64*046da525Smseidel<section id="relatedtopics"> 65*046da525Smseidel<embed href="text/scalc/guide/database_sort.xhp#database_sort"/> 66*046da525Smseidel<embed href="text/scalc/guide/database_filter.xhp#database_filter"/> 67*046da525Smseidel</section> 68*046da525Smseidel</body> 69*046da525Smseidel</helpdocument> 70